Ranking Denver's Units

by agentj007 on Sep 8, 2010 10:28 AM MDT

QB	3	Orton is currenlty a top 16 QB , He may improve this year
RB	4 or 5	If Moreno plays this group could be better, but with all of the injuries it's 4th stringers
WR	3	At the moment this group has potential, but has to prove it. Jabbar Gaffney, Eddie Royal, and Brandon Lloyd are not household names.
TE	3	This unit blocks well, but lacks in the passcatching department
OL	3	The unit as a whole is young, inexperienced, or injured. Ryan Clady keeps this unit ranked above a 4. Ryan Harris when healthy and on the field with Clady could take this unit to a 2.
DL	3	The D-line of McBean, Williams, and Bannan are good, but not pro-bowl yet. This is their first year together. They could improve. If Jamal Williams goes down with an injury this unit drops to a 4.
LB	4	Without Dumervil this group is below average. The OLBs are Ayers and Moss who aren't the best at run defense and have yet to show they can be a force in pass rushing. DJ Williams and Mario Haggan are servicable at ILB, but seem to miss the holes that RBs pick on a regular basis. THis unit is most responsible for the poor rush defense
CB	1	Champ Bailey is stil a top 3 CB. Andre Goodman is not too shaby either.
S	2	Brian Dawkins and Renaldo Hill are one of the better Safety tendems in the league. B-Dwak is the enforcer and Hill is the ball hawk.
Kicker	3	Matt Prater is a good young kicker who is getting better
Punter	2	Colquiit is a pro bowl caliber punter. He can boom it.
Retuner	3	Denver looks like they may be using Rookie Parrish Cox as their returner. He could elevate the return game.
Average of Units	2.73

Rankings Key		Definitions	Example
1	Elite	All Pro (Top 3) at starting positions	Manning / Brees
2	Pro Bowl	Very Good Starters (Top 10) at sarting position ok depth	Shaub / Rivers
3	Average	Good Starters (Top 11-19) with average to below average depth	Palmer / Eli Manning
4	Servicable	Average (Top 20-30) Starters with poor depth	Hasselback / Stafford (rookie)
5	Poor	Below NFL sarting caliber	Matt Leinart / Jemarcus Russel

Please reply with your rankings of how Denver's Units stack up against the NFL

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1 all around. 13-3 baby! ;-)

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by Tim Lynch on Sep 8, 2010 11:25 AM MDT reply actions 2 recs

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by Broncs55 on Sep 8, 2010 12:18 PM MDT up reply actions

OLBs

Aren’t the OLBs Ayers and Hunter? =D

Not sure it changes the ranking, though ;)

I like your format with the colors.

by Mhantra on Sep 8, 2010 11:48 AM MDT reply actions

I would do this at mid season, it's a little early to call at this point.

But, from the first team in preseason, I would rate them at 2.5

by bfree2bronc on Sep 8, 2010 11:55 AM MDT reply actions

I agree with bfree

it’s a little early to grad the different positions as the season hasn’t started yet. However, it’s not a bad take on the current squad.

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by bchiper on Sep 8, 2010 1:33 PM MDT reply actions

This is a work in progess

I plan on evaluating every couple of 2-3 weeks. I also wanted to see how other fans see the different units.

by agentj007 on Sep 8, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions

Cool, I look forward to seeing how you grade them as we go.

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by bchiper on Sep 8, 2010 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions

I agree with this agentj and I'll be right along with you.

Especially on the veterans who have had a season under the new system/scheme. It’s time they step up and make plays at the point of attack…No more wondering where they should or shouldn’t be. Last year I bit my tongue on a couple of players just because they were in a new system. No excuses for those guys this year…

by bfree2bronc on Sep 8, 2010 3:08 PM MDT up reply actions

nice work

a thought on the table: you might want to change the green tones, (maybe to blue?) since the orange links look pretty fuzzy in the green…

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by Jeremy Bolander on Sep 8, 2010 2:33 PM MDT reply actions

Good post

I like reading these break downs you make agent. I pretty much agree on everything. I think Orton’s gonna be even better this year and our offense in general is going to have no problem putting points on the board. Really our biggest weakness and frustratingly only part of our team that seems to really hold us back is our run defense/linebacking crew.

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by GoldenNugget on Sep 8, 2010 4:37 PM MDT reply actions